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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Topic: China

Happenstance or manufacturing prowess? How China reached pole position in key businesses of future

China has manufacturing capacity to supply much of the world demand for EVs, solar panels & wind-energy turbines, plus equipment for making them. Ending dependence on China will take years.

55 aboard China’s nuclear submarine dead, ‘caught in trap for US, allied’ ships, says UK daily

Citing 'secret UK intel report', Daily Mail says 21 Aug incident involved 22 officers, 7 officer cadets, 9 petty officers & 17 sailors aboard submarine ‘093-417’. China has denied incident.

China invites international collaborators for major lunar mission

China welcomes countries on its uncrewed Chang'e-8 mission to jointly explore the surface of the moon, according to CNSA's website.

Did China launch disinformation campaign to ensure Trudeau win? Canada’s other Asian tussle

Before row with India, Ottawa began inquiries into Beijing’s alleged interference in elections & expelled a Chinese diplomat. In response, China expelled Canada’s consul in Shanghai.

Bracing for trade surge once India-Middle East-Europe Corridor is ready, govt ramping up western ports

Jawaharlal Nehru Port, upcoming Vadhavan Port in Maharashtra, and Deendayal & Mundra ports in Gujarat could be linked to the corridor, it is learnt. Efforts on to boost capacity.

China launches its first cross-sea rapid train near Taiwan Strait

Due to the new bullet train, travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and popular tourist locale, will be under an hour.

China going all out to attack India-made iPhone 15. This techno-nationalism will isolate it

Some Chinese social media users have even gone on to claim that the new iPhone’s lens is ‘dusty’, while others have accused it of failing to meet European standards.

South Korea holds trilateral meeting with Japan and China as US allies with Beijing

The meeting aims in part to set the stage for the resumption of three-way summits between the countries' leaders, which were last held in 2019.

Chinese debating who to support — India or Canada. They don’t even get the Khalistan issue

Chinese State media channels such as CCTV, Phoenix Television, and CGTN covered every twist and turn of the tensions on their TV broadcasts.

Why Justin Trudeau’s India accusation complicates Western efforts to rein in China

In response to China’s growing might, Canada unveiled its Indo-Pacific strategy in 2022 that characterised China as a 'disruptive power'. It has a particular focus on India.

On Camera

Asian NATO? Why Japan PM’s big new idea won’t shake up foreign policy

One of the most difficult tasks for Shigeru Ishiba, apart from keeping together the divided LDP, will be implementing his foreign policy ideas—if he chooses to pursue them.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?